Maybe I’ll make a thread of hard and boring grown-up things I do so I can remember them easily.
Today’s: I went to my primary care doc, got my flu shot, and followed up on her referrals to PT.
I ran the dishwasher today
I finally went to get my analog watch battery and band replaced because I’m tired of wearing an Apple Watch
I started the process for rolling my old employer 401ks over to my new one. I’m annoyed I’ll have to forward checks on and also will be very glad to have less cognitive clutter
I picked up my analog watch! Also I did FOUR loads of laundry (which meant so many stairs going down to the basement and back up).
Maybe tomorrow I’ll tackle dealing with an old, abandoned bank account.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📦" title="Paket" aria-label="Emoji: Paket"> I shipped something I’d been putting off shipping since Aug 30.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> I dealt with an old bank account I wasn’t sure about the status of.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗑" title="Papierkorb" aria-label="Emoji: Papierkorb"> I emptied the paper shredder.
#SatansChores(The hashtag comes from how frequently I mistype my own name on my phone as “Satan.”)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer"> I did a laptop software update.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📶" title="Antenne mit Balken" aria-label="Emoji: Antenne mit Balken"> I installed a new modem and WiFi router so we can stop renting the Comcast one, and also so our internet is faster.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Setzling" aria-label="Emoji: Setzling"> I groomed a couple of my houseplants that haven’t been doing as well.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✉️" title="Briefumschlag" aria-label="Emoji: Briefumschlag"> I received my 401k rollover checks and forwarded them on.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✈️" title="Flugzeug" aria-label="Emoji: Flugzeug"> I booked my flights for a speaking engagement next month.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> I paid my credit card bill.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦵🏻" title="Leg (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Leg (heller Hautton)">I went to my first physical therapy appt for my leg pain.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👓" title="Brille" aria-label="Emoji: Brille"> I picked up my new glasses.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer"> I cleaned out my inboxes for the first time since I started my new job.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer"> Did a MacOS update
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📱" title="Mobiltelefon" aria-label="Emoji: Mobiltelefon"> Did an iOS update
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Schlagendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Schlagendes Herz"> Scheduled my tilt table test
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht"> Went to the doctor about a potential acute infection
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧹" title="Broom" aria-label="Emoji: Broom"> Tidied up so our cleaner would be able to clean
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It’s been a minute but Satan is still doing chores around here:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍴" title="Messer und Gabel" aria-label="Emoji: Messer und Gabel"> I had a consultation with a dietitian
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📱" title="Mobiltelefon" aria-label="Emoji: Mobiltelefon"> I dealt with a correspondence I’d been putting off
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦷" title="Tooth" aria-label="Emoji: Tooth"> Went to the dentist and told them about gastroparesis; got an RX for FRUIT-FLAVORED (gross) extra-strength toothpaste
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦷" title="Tooth" aria-label="Emoji: Tooth"> Brushed my teeth with the FRUIT-FLAVORED toothpaste
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍽️" title="Gabel und Messer mit Teller" aria-label="Emoji: Gabel und Messer mit Teller"> Prepped the dishwasher for a load of dishes
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦵" title="Leg" aria-label="Emoji: Leg"> Went to physical therapy. It hurt
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo"> Wrote an email to our rental management company with feedback about the new, inaccessible package policy
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗣" title="Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes"> Had a hard conversation I had been putting off for a long time
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Geld mit Flügeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit Flügeln"> Submitted a few HRA claims
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍🏻" title="Schreibende Hand (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibende Hand (heller Hautton)"> Wrote a (really awful) first draft of a future blog post
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flagge von Frankreich" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Frankreich"> Practiced my French
#SatansChores insomnia edition
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧦" title="Socken" aria-label="Emoji: Socken"> So much laundry omg
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☎️" title="Telefon" aria-label="Emoji: Telefon"> Called my insurance company to check coverage for the dietitian tomorrow
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👖" title="Jeans" aria-label="Emoji: Jeans"> Returned a pair of suit pants I ordered recently that were too big despite being the smallest size
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💊" title="Tablette" aria-label="Emoji: Tablette"> Picked up my thyroid rx a few days early instead of waiting till I&
#39;m out
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😣" title="Standhaftes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Standhaftes Gesicht"> Made a food diary in Notion. It was traumatic.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧹" title="Broom" aria-label="Emoji: Broom"> Pre-tidied before the cleaner got here
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏼⚕️" title="Woman health worker (mittelheller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman health worker (mittelheller Hautton)"> Had a first appt with a GI-focused dietitian
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer"> cleaned out my personal and work inboxes
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Geld mit Flügeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit Flügeln"> canceled a subscription I wasn’t using
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍🏻" title="Schreibende Hand (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibende Hand (heller Hautton)"> have actually been filling out my food diary
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👖" title="Jeans" aria-label="Emoji: Jeans"> did three loads of laundry (so many stairs and my heart isn’t happy
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht">)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍽" title="Gabel und Messer mit Teller" aria-label="Emoji: Gabel und Messer mit Teller"> emptied the dishwasher
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔒" title="Schloss" aria-label="Emoji: Schloss"> Went through my password manager to remove duplicates, reset many of them, and deleted a bunch of accounts I didn’t need anymore
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer"> Cleaned up my desktop
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📂" title="Geöffneter Datei-Ordner" aria-label="Emoji: Geöffneter Datei-Ordner"> Organized my Google Drive
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚿" title="Dusche" aria-label="Emoji: Dusche"> Washed my hair
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer"> Made some adjustments to my website so Twitter summary cards work now
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✉️" title="Briefumschlag" aria-label="Emoji: Briefumschlag"> Sent my food diary to my dietitian
#SatansChores
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛏️" title="Bett" aria-label="Emoji: Bett"> Washed our bedding
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👖" title="Jeans" aria-label="Emoji: Jeans"> Did a load of clothing laundry
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍽️" title="Gabel und Messer mit Teller" aria-label="Emoji: Gabel und Messer mit Teller"> Ran the dishwasher
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥛" title="Glas Milch" aria-label="Emoji: Glas Milch"> Made a protein milkshake and then cleaned up the vitamix after (which felt hard)
#SatansChores
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍽" title="Gabel und Messer mit Teller" aria-label="Emoji: Gabel und Messer mit Teller"> Put the dishes away
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👖" title="Jeans" aria-label="Emoji: Jeans"> Put my clothes away
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telefonhörer" aria-label="Emoji: Telefonhörer"> Called the pharmacy to check on the status of a couple of medications
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🩺" title="Stethoskop" aria-label="Emoji: Stethoskop"> Messaged my doctor about a referral
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧹" title="Broom" aria-label="Emoji: Broom"> Tidied my desk area
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👟" title="Sportschuh" aria-label="Emoji: Sportschuh"> Put all my shoes (that were piling up by the door) away
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Setzling" aria-label="Emoji: Setzling"> Water and groomed my plants
#SatansChores
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt"> Organized laundry so it&
#39;ll be easier to do when I have the energy to do it
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telefonhörer" aria-label="Emoji: Telefonhörer"> Called Comcast about a billing error
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Auf den Kopf gestelltes Gesicht"> Made a huge, life-changing health decision to follow my doctor&
#39;s recommendation and wowowow I am done making decisions for like 5 years
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt"> Finally did all the laundry I organized 6 days ago
It was a lot.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telefonhörer" aria-label="Emoji: Telefonhörer"> Called and scheduled the consultation with my future feeding tube surgeon
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍽" title="Gabel und Messer mit Teller" aria-label="Emoji: Gabel und Messer mit Teller"> Ran the dishwasher
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧦" title="Socken" aria-label="Emoji: Socken"> Folded a bunch of socks while Robbie folded my other clothes
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt"> Put all my clothes away
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧹" title="Broom" aria-label="Emoji: Broom"> A lot of other tidying/directing of tidying
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Resurrecting this thread of hard things.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telefonhörer" aria-label="Emoji: Telefonhörer"> called my insurance company to update my address with them
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> dealt with a credit card block-related thing that I let sit for a month
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